BBV Community Mock Draft: With 9th pick, Bills select ...

by Ed Valentine on Mar 18, 2010 4:00 PM EDT in 2010 NFL Draft Comment 24 comments

Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee.

Drafting for Buffalo is my good friend and golfing buddy "TheGreek." He writes:

This is a tough position for the Bills. Needless to say, the team has a lot of holes, and with Jimmy Clausen off the board at least one of those areas of need will have to wait. With the decision to switch to the 3-4 defense, the Bills are in dire need of personnel on the defensive side of the ball, particularly at nose tackle. There are also needs on the other side of the ball at both wide receiver and along the offensive line. Even though new coach Chan Gailey made a "name" for himself on the offensive side of the ball, he is trying to put his stamp on both sides of the ball.

With all this in mind and with the depth of quality offensive linemen available in this year's draft I have the Bills taking Tennessee's NT Dan Williams. This pick fills a huge need, as Williams can walk in and start from Day 1. It also allows the Bills the option of picking a tackle in Round 2. This may be a little high for Williams, and I could definitely see the Bills trying to trade down, especially if Clausen is off the board, but without anyone on the roster prepared to anchor the line of this new defense, Williams is the pick here.

My take: I agree with 'Greek' that the Bills would really love Clausen to be here. Buffalo has been trying to find a real quarterback for years now, and if Clausen isn't there this likely won't be the year they find one. Williams is not the sexy pick in this spot, but the Bills are transitioning to the 3-4 and he is the most talented nose tackle on the board. So, the pick makes sense. My real question for 'Greek' is this, though. When are we playing some golf, my friend?

Remember, for explanations of prior selections click the highlighted player name in the table below.

'Jp2y' is up next with the Jacksonville Jaguars selection at No. 10.

POS	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL	DRAFTER
1	St. Louis	Sam Bradford	QB	Oklahoma	Soldier_
2	Detroit	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Nebraska	soulpower
3	Tampa Bay	Gerald McCoy	DT	Oklahoma	i_formation27
4	Washington	Russell Okung	OT	Oklahoma State	G Fan in England
5	Kansas City	Eric Berry	S	Tennessee	ronjohnson
6	Seattle	Jimmy Clausen	QB	Notre Dame	CCE718
7	Cleveland	Dez Bryant	WR	Oklahoma State	GreatGatsby
8	Oakland	Bruce Campbell	OT	Maryland	Hoyadestroya85
9	Buffalo	Dan Williams	DT	Tennessee	The Greek
10	Jacksonville				jp2y
11	Denver				NYG_Slater
12	Miami				sunlion333
13	San Francisco				RIPShea
14	Seattle				CCE718
15	N.Y. Giants				Ed Valentine
16	Tennessee				Jason??
17	San Francisco				RIPShea
18	Pittsburgh				ross_stephen
19	Atlanta				daddyzander
20	Houston				BitterEli
21	Cincinnati				Woogie526
22	New England				Ryan Valentine
23	Green Bay				Dan Luibil
24	Philadelphia				Bye Dawk
25	Baltimore				Larry Soprano
26	Arizona				Snipah
27	Dallas				pataroons
28	San Diego				hakeemthedream
29	N.Y. Jets				Brooklyn58
30	Minnesota				hurikaine
31	Indianapolis				Charles L.
32	New Orleans				GiantsReignSupreme

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Going to a 3-4 like Buffalo apparently is

then getting a NT like Big Dan Williams?

Good pick.

I’d probably wait for the NT in round 2 as there seems to be some value there. Buffalo’s OL stinks too, and with Bulaga right there, seemed like a better pick. Either way the trenches need to be bolstered.

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 4:03 PM EDT reply actions

Too high for Williams

Free is right. Go o-line with this pick, maybe take Terrence Cody in the second.

by Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey on Mar 18, 2010 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

Cody?

Ugh! Cody is a huge gamble. I don’t want to go anywhere near the guy. He could eat himself out of the league w/in a couple of years.

by Ed Valentine on Mar 18, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I was saying the same thing...

till he checked in at 349lbs at his pro day.

That’s about 100lbs in 2 years, 20 of them (as far as listen weight goes…~~Tebow~~ lord knows how much he weighed actually in that National Champ game).

Big risk, yes. Supreme talent..also yes. He may have avoided the Waffle House long enough to be drafted at the end of round 1. I doubt he lasts past the Chefs in round 2.

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

The CHEFS??? Was that an intended pun Free?

by Cranky50 on Mar 18, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

too much of a risk for round 1

I’d be really surprised if anyone takes cody in the first round.
IMO, 1st round picks shouldnt carry that much risk….

by NYG_Slater on Mar 18, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

this is true

if it actually happened, Jason Pierre Paul, Sam Bradford, Bruce Campbell, Taylor Mays and maybe Tony Davis..would all be 2nd round picks.

I doubt most of those dudes are 2nd rounders, Bradford may be the 1st overall! (Don’t do it Spags!!!)

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

i'd argue

that the risk Cody carries far outweighs (har har) the risk of drafting those guys. But your right….it’s all relative and it only takes 1 GM to roll the dice and pray.

by NYG_Slater on Mar 18, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree..

with late first round, especially with his motivation questioned, Iggles anyone?

by Great Gatsby on Mar 20, 2010 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions

I can't really argue with the pick or the logic

They are (gulp) also a possibility for McClain, although they just signed Andra Davis. I see them with an offensive tackle though, their line is probably worse than the Raiders.

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by bigbluethruandthru on Mar 18, 2010 4:25 PM EDT reply actions

I wonder if everyone is going to subconciously pass on McClain

so he’ll still be there at 15

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by cjmulrain on Mar 18, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Ed...

Will we get any additional picks made public this evening? And you mentioned that maybe there would be a second round, maybe not. If there can’t be a second round, how about going through at least until the Giants pick in Round 2, which would be of more impact to most of us than who New Orleans takes at #64?

by Cranky50 on Mar 18, 2010 4:25 PM EDT reply actions

Don't see what the rush is

At his current rate of 3 picks a day, we’ll be done with the second round within 3 weeks. Don’t see what the rush is.

by Charles L on Mar 18, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, I'm all for a full second round....

I was under the impression that it was just “iffy” at this point, and 1 1/2 rounds is still better than one, but I agree, nowhere near as good as two.

by Cranky50 on Mar 18, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Well...

the man does make a good point..

by Great Gatsby on Mar 20, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I think they go OLine here

I really doubt Bulaga slips by Buffalo.

As for a NT, i think Linval Joseph would fit the bill nicely.

by NYG_Slater on Mar 18, 2010 4:27 PM EDT reply actions

Agree it's too high

and with Buffalo’s glaring needs, the value pick would have been OT, with Bulaga and Williams still available and take Cody or Cam Thomas in the 2nd rd. Their top need is a franchise QB, but if they don’t move up Clausen will probably not fall to them and there are a few interesting prospects at the position later on. Brohm looks like he’s the guy they’re going with right now.

NT Prospects
Rd. 1 Williams
    1-2 T. Cody(Even with the negatives, a good coach could get alot out of him)
    2-3 Cam Thomas
    3-4 Linval Joseph

I read something intriguing the other day about the interest the Dolphins are showing in Jeff Owens. It would appear that the MIA staff has spent alot of time on him and look to pick him up as an athletic NT in later rounds. I would be skeptical except Parcells picked up another low round prospect who has started for him for alot of years already. His name? Jason Ferguson.

If not for that little snippet, I’d be screaming at my computer right now as Williams would have been my pick for the Phins in this mock.

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by sunlion333 on Mar 18, 2010 4:27 PM EDT reply actions